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Beraksi Kembali by Enid Blyton

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freddyfinch's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

saloniporwal's review against another edition

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5.0

The plot shapes really well and after a point, each scene leads to something way worse. This is not much connected to the first book and you can read it even if you haven't ...more

aelynreads's review against another edition

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3.0

The five find themselves back at Kirrin Cottage for the Christmas holidays and George is not happy! Not only do the children have to have a tutor throughout the holiday, but the tutor doesn't like her and, even worse, he doesn't like Timmy her dog! After finding a mysterious note mentioning a secret passageway, the five spend their time trying to find where it is. However, there are more worrying problems as George's father's experiment is threatened when someone steals his work. Will the five be able to find the secret passageway? And, even more crucially, will they be able to uncover who has stolen George's father's work?

The Famous Five are a nostalgic classic. This book certainly brought back happy memories of reading it when I was younger. As an adult now, I can appreciate the characters so much more - especially George who is a fantastically written feisty young girl! The mystery was fairly obvious as there was only really ever one suspect. In fact, the bigger mystery was the secret passageway, which did keep me turning pages to find out whether they find it and where it leads! I found the start of the book very slow, and things didn't really get into full swing until half way through. However, from there, it was a very enjoyable read.

lms33's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.75

nuzhath's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

jessmilward's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

sammy_'s review against another edition

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4.0

This was the first Famous Five book I ever read (yes, I started with book 2...) and will always be one of my favourites. It’s unusual for a Famous Five book in that the Five don’t travel anywhere, but all the action takes place inside Kirin Cottage over Christmas while the family are snowed in, giving it a sort of ‘cabin fever’ feel. A new tutor charms all of the grown ups and children, just as strange things behind to happen... and only George seems to see the truth. it’s essentially as close to a psychological thriller as our Enid got.

The only thing which surprised me, upon adult reading, was everybody’s cavalier attitude towards Timmy the dog, who is made to live outside for several days during a snowstorm, to punish George, which everybody seems to be morally fine with, even after Timmy starts to develop a bad cough. After several chapters of this the book had me shouting ‘JUST LET THE BLOOMING DOG INSIDE’ As with any Enid Blyton book, you’ll find the odd attitude or two that is of its time.